Enslaved’s “twist” ending just ends up eating itself.

Sarcastic Gamer examines Enslaved: Odyssey to the West's ending, with huge spoilers and says, WTF?

From the article: "This is going to be a spoilerific discussion of the ending of Enslaved. And I’m not going to be particularly friendly about it. Read on and let’s discuss."

[IRetrouk]

yeah it was a weak ending.

[clank543]

I would have much preferred just a normal ending to the game without all that Pyramid crap. The slavers should have stayed as an omnipotent, mysterious force in the world. The final battle was awesome against that scorpion thing, though.

[Mmmkay]

the demo was so weak, i might never see this ending....

[MrMccormo]

Games like Enslaved make me feel bad about the games industry. It's an average game hyped up to epic proportions.

[Panthers]

Really, I dont think I heard about this until it was out, and I usually keep up with games. It might have been hyped but not to epic proportions. Not like Halo or KZ3 or anything.

[ChronoJoe]

Off the topic of the ending, the author didn't understand the game at all.

Their are mechs which were left from the war, and their are pyramid mechs. Pyramid mechs are the ones that would take you to slavery, the normal ones are made to kill. So that explains the majority of the game, stuff like the dog - that's a war mech.

I can only assume that the pyramid mechs however, are out to kill you because you are almost always attacking them. At the start you blow up their ship, you attack their military installations...

Although, the game doesn't seem to understand the game difference between mechs and robots... but nevermind.

[GamerSigma]

So now there were "pyramid mechs" and regular mechs???

Uh, okay... Way to just make stuff up.

[MysticStrummer]

Why is that concept so hard to wrap your head around? The game doesn't spell it out that way, but it seems obvious to me and it's clearly possible.

[ChronoJoe]

It does when you go to the slavers camp they specify them as pyramid mechs and when you're in the first area they're specified as mechs left from the war. That's why these ones are left around, deactivated most of the time.

I remember specifically because I didn't know what pyramid was and I was like 'wtf are pyramid mechs? they seem to die the same as the others... anyway' when 'pyramid mechs' were mentioned.

I'm not just making it up. :(

[ChronoJoe]

I mean, when you go to trips camp, and the slavers are there. Sorry. Not the slavers camp.

[Kurisu]

If you haven't completed Enslaved then do NOT read this article! I'm sure the title is pretty self explanatory, but just wanted to make sure it's not spoiled for anyone.

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Anyway...

...I liked the ending a lot! I didn't really think about any of the stuff that has been mentioned.

[BillOreilly]

I really liked it. Great game.

[AKS]

Yeah, same here. Just because it wasn't mind blowingly complex doesn't mean it wasn't a good ending. It was well executed but didn't go overboard with spoonfeeding you everything. You saw the source behind Pyramid and it's up to the viewer to wonder where things go from there. I really appreciated the way they handled it. I'd be happy to see the story pick up in future DLC and hopefully sequels.

[AssassinHD]

Any ending that does not involve a slow and painful death for Trip is not an ending worth watching as far as I am concerned.

Disclaimer: I have not played the game yet. The above statement reflects the opinion I adopted after completing the demo. I am not particularly fond of Trip.

[MysticStrummer]

I liked the ending. This article just shows that the writer didn't think about the subject much. The mechs on the slave ship are clearly under control. They hang there on the wall until activated. Obviously Trip and Monkey were captured by those mechs and/or the guard-slaves on the ship. There are other mechs that just roam the wild, killing anything that moves. Those were the mechs that killed the other people in Trip's village, probably. That could have been done by other humans for all we know. The Leviathan was being built by those killer mechs to go and attack Pyramid because that's where a large group of live humans was known to be located. Maybe the killer mechs can still monitor what happens with the mechs that are under Pyramid's control, or maybe they saw the slave ships flying back and forth to Pyramid and figured out what was going on. Trip, Monkey, and Pigsy just stole Leviathan and used it for the same purpose it would have been used for anyway. That's my take on it anyway.

[GamerSigma]

You made a lot of that stuff up. None of that is ever discussed in the game. Ever.

[MysticStrummer]

Yeah... but all I'm saying is that the article is jumping on things that could have a logical explanation if you gave it any thought whatsoever. I guess some people need every single little thing spelled out for them.

[Elimin8]

You made my brain hurt.

[DeleteThisxx]

I agree that the ending wasn't as great as it should have been but the games story as a whole was truly fantastic. Not many games today have stories that really make me want to keep on going, this isn't to say I don't complete my games because I do, however, Enslaved's story was near perfect. It wasn't convoluted, you had three main characters, each background was easy to comprehend and the game had one solid purpose.

Not only was the story great, the environments you traveled through were beautiful. Everything felt new and it certainly shows that a lot of time went through making these levels.

On top of that, this game encourages re-playability. A chapter select with detailed information of what you're missing within each chapter. Hell, I even found myself WANTING to find the masks hidden within each chapter just to see what the flashbacks entailed. Not many games give reason to look for collectibles other than to earn a trophy/achievement.

This is just my opinion. I wasn't very hyped for this game, nor was I expecting much out of it. After playing it though, I can say it is definitely one of my favorite games this generation. I love the characters, I loved the world and I loved the plot.

Oh, I also forgot to mention that the emotions between Trip and Monkey. You know what I'm talking about if you've completed the game. I don't want to spoil much although it's probably obvious but I love how they developed throughout the game. This game is fantastic and definitely warrants a purchase despite the "weak" ending.

You have to look at it through Trip's point of view

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She wanted revenge for her father's death. What would you do in her situation? The one person from her family, her home and her peers were destroyed by Pyramid (So she thought Pyramid was behind it) resulting in her desire for revenge despite the fact that Pyramid was actually helping people live in a world that is better than the one that currently exists. I don't know, it could have been better but it certainly served its purpose.

[Acquiescence]

"So were all of those mechs trying to kill me throughout the game really trying to take me to the Pyramid?"

No, there were wild mechs created to fight in the war that survived and roamed the land long after it was over. And then there were mechs built and controlled by Pyramid, whose objective it was to capture humans and bring them back to Pyramid. Simples. Didn't warrant an article.

[ironcreed]

The game was a pretty big disappointment for me as well. The only thing that kept me playing were the characters and great visual presentation. I was hoping that Monkey and Trip would build a closer, more intimate relationship like what was hinted at so strongly throughout the game, but it unfortunately never really reached that peak.

As for the ending, it was almost like they ran out of ideas and just cut it short without considering the holes that it would leave. Like, why in the hell are the slavers slaughtering people if they only want to give them the chance of living a better, albeit artificial life? None of this is explained, no other slavers or controllers behind Pyramid were present. It just sort of builds up and deflates as if they ran out of ideas, plus Monkey and Trip never get to build their growing relationship to a peak as they should have. I mean, never even a kiss or an embrace. It was just sort of an abrubt, unfinished feeling and WTF ending that left me scratching my head.

Aside from the story not holding up, the gameplay is quite uninspiring as well. Not to mention choppy and glitchy. No consequences to the platforming, awful camera, and incredibly shallow and overly simplistic combat. Such a shame that a game with such great characters has such horrible gameplay and a story that did not get the fleshed-out attention that it deserved.

Overall, were it not for the characters and superb visual presentation, I doubt I even would have bothered to finish it. All flash and zero substance with this game. I can't give it higher than a 7.0-7.5, myself. It is basically a beautiful visual presentation and great characters wrapped up in a badly executed game that has a story that could have been much greater than it actually was had they fleshed it out and made it about a 12-15 hour game. Oh well.

[USEYOURFIST]

i liked the ending litreally just finished it

[Rhezin]

once I heard UE3 was involved. Alex Garland writing is f!cking brilliant though (he wrote 28 days later). Stick to the formula that works ninja theory, and just make HEAVENLY SWORD 2!

[Enigma_2099]

That's all I care about. I don't want to kill her, and I understand she needs your help, but it was still a d*** thing to do, considering she couldn't be bothered to help you escape and all...

[Aleusia]

LOL fail

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